Brian Anderson vs. Jon Link — Career Comparison

Brian Anderson
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jon Link
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brian Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jon Link as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jon Link posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.962 compared to 4.74 and 1.363 for Brian Anderson. By the career numbers, Jon Link had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Anderson and Jon Link

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
1.69
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.48
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.7
49.7
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
814
4.74
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1743
10.14
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12.46
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
1.54
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
1.96
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.16
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.21
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.13
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6532
38
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
41.54
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
5.27
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.29
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.35
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
0.9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6063
35.27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
37.38
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Brian Anderson and Jon Link

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
1.69
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.44
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
1.82
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
2.37
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
2.26
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.58
95.58
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.12
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Anderson and Jon Link

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
641.67
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
600
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
531.25
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
72.92
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
54.17
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.42
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.75
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.25
17.19
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
102.08
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
89.58
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.25
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
20.83
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
5.7
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.58
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
57
118.75
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.05
5.05
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
45.83
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.42
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA